Automobile wind-shield.



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AUTGMOBILE WIND SHIELD. AIPPLICATLQN FILED, mm 11. 19.11

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I FLAEBHET'dIYU v the wind sweeping ill LEONARD I. YOUNG, 0F FREDONIA,NEW YORK.

AUTOMOBILE Winn-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented J an. it, 1919.

Application me'a November 17, 1917. Serial No. 202,424.

I To all whom it may concern .Be it known that I, LnoNARn I. YOUNG, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Fredonia, in the countyof Chautauqua and State of ew York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Automobile Wind-Shields, of which the'followmg is aspecification; 1

This lnvention relates to improvements in a wind shields, and moreparticularly to side wind shields for automobiles especially adapted'forshielding the occupants of-the front and rear seat of the automobilefrom across from either side of the automobile.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to shield extendlngfrom the front to the rearof the automobile and adapted to be mountedeln both or either side of the automobile W en the automobile top isdown whereby the occupants of of the sunshine in the spring and fall butwill be protected against the high winds which occur in these seasons ofthe while, cupants to view the surrounding country while touring.

A further object provide a side wind ter that may be folded or rolledtocom pact form whereby the shield may be stored place when not in use ofthe invention is to pediltious mounting of the shield when desire :gAfurther object of the invention is to providea wind shield of thischaracter that will be supported at the front windshield and at a pointnear the rear of the vehicle whereby the entire side of the automobilemay be protected from strong winds and which will possess sufiicientdurability to Withstand the action of the elements where bv theoccupants may be protected (1 ring a driving rain storm; and which wilbe in appearan e and sense, of t e observer.- y I A further object ofthe invention is'to' provide a side wind shield of this characterprovide an elongated side wind the vehicle may' .receive the benefit andenjoy the pleasure year, at the sametime, permitting the ocshield ofthis characmanner of connecting thesame to the front tening the shieldthat may be readily pants of the vehicle for permitting persons in therear to easily get out of the vehicle Without necessarily looseninganymore than a comparatively small area of the curtain.

The invention further aims at the provision of a windshield of thischaracter that will permit rolling upon-the support ing rods or theshield whereby loosening or stretching of the shield maybe taken up sothat the shield may be drawn and held taut at all time.

A further object of the invention. is the provision of a wind shieldwhich will conseparated by the occusist of a few parts and be simfple inc onstruction, inexpensive to manu acture and durable and efiicient inuse.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and meritsthereof, reference is to be had to the following detailed descriptionand the accompanying drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred formof my invention and, in which:

Figure'l is a fragmentary side elevation of an automobile showing a windshield mounted thereon and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail elevation of the rear fastening element.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective of the front portion of the shieldshowing the wind shield. V

' Fig. 4. is .a-fragmentary detail perspective of a modified form of thefastening element;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective of a further modification of themanner of, fasto the front windshield of the vehicle. d

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of an automobile showing aslightly modified form-of the invention applied thereto.

F ig; is a lan of a detail of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the supporting brackets.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the end supporting brackets.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the method of maintaining theendstof the supporting rods in proper relative petition.

of another any suitable material such as rubberized glass maybe e fabricwhereby the same may be rolled or folded when not inuse. This frameincludes longitudinal strips .2 and 3 and the end strips 4: and 5 andthe longitudinally spaced bracing strips 6 which. may be of any desirednumber according to the length of the frame and the number of panels tobe mounted therein. A panel 7 is mounted in eaohof the open spacesprovided by the strips6 and these panels are constructed of suitabletransparent material that maybe .readily rolled without injury. Mica orismployed. for this purpose and the marginal edges of the panel will be9 for the reception of a suitably fastened by stitching or otherwise tothe frame. The forward end strip 4; has its margin folded upon itselfand stitched as indicated at 8 to form an end sleeve portion supportingrod 10.

This rod is eq'ualin length to the width of the frame-,Qthe frame andpanels may be rolled upon this rod then the dev ce is not in'use.

For attaching the front end of the shield to the frame B of the'frontwind shield,

I have provided clamping devices indicated at 11. Each fastening deviceincludes the complementaryclamp members 12 and 13 which have theirintermediate straig it portions provided with openings through WlllClI abolt 14 is extended having a thumb 'nut 15 at its end whereby the twoclamp-members-may be drawn together. The ends of the" clamp members aresuitably bent to fit the frame of the wind shield and the sleeveusedfwhen the top C 9 embracing the rod 10 so thumb nut-is tightened,the clamp, members will securely engage the frame B and the front end ofthe side wind shield to securely hold the same in upright position atthe front end.

The rear end strip 5 is also folded upon itself and sewedas at 16 toform the sleeve 17 for receiving a supporting rod 18 which is longerthan the width ofthe frame whereby an extension 19 is provided dependingfrom the lower marginal edge of the frame at the rear thereof. The,device vwill be .is down, I have provided'means for supporting the rod18 from one of the bows of the top structure. As shown in Fig. 2, of thedrawing, a sleeve 24 extended through the a plurality does not, desirethe protection that when the r or socket 20 is provided clamp arm 21adapted to 22 of the top structure. arm 23 is adapted to overlie the topofthe bow 22 and the ends of the clamp elements 21 and 23 are connectedtogether by a bolt 7 outwardly bent end of the clamp members which formears 25. At a point diametrically opposite to the supporting clamp, Ihave provided a set screw 26 inserted through a screw-threaded openingin the sleeve 20 and engageable with the extension 19 of ner the rodmaybe tightened to hold the same securely in the socket when the rearend of the frame is mounted in position.

It will be obvious that a plurality of these sockets 20 may be spacedalong the body of the vehicle at the side thereof whereby of the rods 18may. be employed to support the shield if desired. A single supportingrod may of the body intermediate the ends thereof so that only half ofthe wind shield may be employed if desired, for shielding only theoccupants of the rear seat when the driver thus afforded. haveillustrated a slightly of the method of attaching with a projecting fitaround the bow In Fig. l, I modified form the front end of the shield tothe front wind shield Bend the same includes an attaching plate 16having its end bifurcated and bent to provide the co-acting hooks 27extended around the frame B of the front wind shield and having itsopposite end curved to provide acylindrical sleeve 20 for the receptionof the rod 10" to which the sleeve 9 may be attached. With this form offastening element, the rear end of the shield may be wrapped or rolledupon the rod 18 until the frame is drawn taut to take up any slacktherein.

A-slightly further modified form is illustrated in Fig. 5 of thedrawing, wherein the upper end of the front supporting rod is pro videdwith a hook 29 at its upper end and this hook is adapted to extend overand engage the top horizontal portion of the front wind shield frame Bwhile the opposite lower end is reduced in diameter to form a pintle 30which may be received in a suitable socket carried by the auto body orwind shield 1 frame as desired.

A pivoted clamp the rod 18. In this mani be mounted on the side 7 ceivedin a front supporting socket 32 shown in detail in Fig. 9 of thedrawing,

consists of the sleeve 33 having an elliptical and which r Attached tothe body of the secured'to the rod 31. Th

' Lactate rectly behind the front seat of the same is a double socket36- .shown in detail in Fig. 8 of the drawing, the same including theelongated casing 37 having two spaced apart .elliptlcal openings 38 andan attaching flange 39provided with openings for the re ception. offastening screws whereby this double socket may be fixed to the vehicle-The two intermediate supporting rods 40- are adapted to have their endsre- ;ceived in this double; socket and the front seat wind shield 41 isattached to-the rearmost of the two rods as shown to advantage in Fig. 7of the drawing, while the front edge of this front seat Wmd shield 41 ise rear seat wind shield 42 is attached to the foremost. of theelliptical in cross section as y the rear supporting rod rods 40 and,each of the rods will be mounted in the openings 38 and will snugly fitin the same by virtue of their formation which is shown in Fig. 7.

herear seat wind shield 42 extends to the rear of the vehicle body andis attached to 43 which is mounted in a. socket 44 of the same structureas the I socket 33 for thefront supporting rod. With mg a tightly thisconstruction, the overlapped meeting edges of the front seat wind shield41 and the rear seat wind shield 42, the wind will be prevented fromblowing into the vehicle but the structure will permlt either the frontor the rear shields Withoutdisturbing the one or the other so that afront "passenger may depart from the front seat without disturbing the'rear wind shield while the rearrod 43 maybe readily removed forpermitting 'the rear wind shield to be temporarily turned asideforpennitting the exit ofone of the passengers at the rear of thevehicle without disturbing the front section '41 of the wind shield. E 1The particular construction of the rods 31.

40 and 43, will permit the wind shields to be readily rolled upon therodswhen any" slackening 0r loosening occurs thereby assurdrawn and tautwind shield at all times.

It will be readilyapparent that the device may be quickly demounted androlled or wrapped beneath the cushions of the vehicle or any other outof theway place and it will also be obvious that'one of the shields maybe desired.

a manner to receive the end of the vehicle dibody ofthe means on saidsleeve to be readily removed rear ends ofsai lnto a compact form forplacing it lit.

at either sideof the vehicle when The occupants may readily view "thesurrounding country through the transarranged parent panels whenthedevice 1s mounted in positibn and will. thereby receive the benefitof the sunshin'ewhile they will be protected from the uncomfortable windblowing from either direction.

From the foregoing, that a very simple and shield. for automobiles hasbeen provided, the details-of which embody the preferred form-,1 desireit to be understood, however, that slight changes ma be made in thedetails of construction without departlng from the spirit of theinvention or the sctipe of the claims hereunto appended.

claim:

durable wide wind it 'willbe observed 1. Thecombination with a vehiclebody having a front wind shield and a top having bows, of a side windshield including a flex ible body strip,

a supporting rod at the rear end of said body strip, asleeire 'mountedupon said supporting rod, and.clamping means on said sleeve-forengagement with one of the bows of said top.

2. Th having a front wind shield and a to ns w flexible bod end ofysaiupon said havstrip, a flexible rod at the'rear body strip, a sleevemounted rear supporting rod, clamping for engagement with one of thebows of said top, bracin means at the front end and intermediate t eends of saidfiexible body strip to maintain the same in a verticalposition, and means for attachinglthe front endof the flexible strip 1to the ve icle body. g

3. The combination with a vehicle bodyhaving a front wind shield and atop hav ing bows, of a side windshield'including 'a flexible body strip,supporting rods at the front and rear ends for detachably connectingsaid front reinforcing rod .to said front wind shield, a sleeve mountedupon said rearreinforcmg rod, and clamping means onsaid sleeve forengagement with one of the bows of said to 4. The combination with avehicle body having a front wind shield and top having bows, of a sidewind shield including a flex ible body strip having transparent panelstherein, supportin rods at the front and body strip, adjustable meansfor detachably connecting said front reinforcing rod to said windshield, a sleeve adjustably mounted u on said rear reinforcing rod, andlatera ly extendlng clamping means formed upon said sleeve forengagement with one of the bows of said top. In an automobile'side windshield, the combination of an automobile body having a front wind shieldand a folded top rear, a flexible frame inclu longitudinal e combinationwith a' vehicle bodyv of a' side wind shield inclu g a of said bodystrip, means v v strips having end strips conneoted thereto; rearsupporting rod extending through the the latter bemg foldeduponthemselves to slvve at the rear of the frame and a, supprovide front andrear sleeves at the end of porting sleeve fastened to one of the bows 10.

ingthrou hthefront sleeve clamps enge rear supporting rod. ing the 525dsleeve and clam ped to the sal d the frame, a front supporting rodextendof the said folded top and receiving the said rod and to the frontwind shield frame, a I LEONARD 1.. YQ G.

